Q: What is the history of photography? How is a photograph made?
Students will look at the history of photography from its beginnings in the early 19th Century and how it has evolved into what it is today.
Photography was not invented by one single person. It was the result of many discoveries throughout the history of mankind. From the historical point of view it is important to know that the principle of the camera was discovered long before a method of recording what the camera saw was found.
Students will create a researched visualization of the history of photography. They will address the questions posed above in their project. They must address all of the points that they deem to be important in the evolution of photography. Students must ensure that the content is written in their own words to avoid plagiarism. They can create this visualization in a number of ways: video, Ibook, infographic, digital presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Doc Presentation), poster, etc. The assignment will be marked on the following criteria:
Q: What is the history of photography? How is a photograph made?
Students will look at the history of photography from its beginnings in the early 19th Century and how it has evolved into what it is today.
Photography was not invented by one single person. It was the result of many discoveries throughout the history of mankind. From the historical point of view it is important to know that the principle of the camera was discovered long before a method of recording what the camera saw was found.
Students will create a researched visualization of the history of photography. They will address the questions posed above in their project. They must address all of the points that they deem to be important in the evolution of photography. Students must ensure that the content is written in their own words to avoid plagiarism. They can create this visualization in a number of ways: video, Ibook, infographic, digital presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Doc Presentation), poster, etc. The assignment will be marked on the following criteria:
depth of content (10 marks)
quality of visual representations (10 marks)
organization (10 marks)
bibliography (5 marks)
Here are a few websites to get you started:
http://youtu.be/ljMbCS6HDt4
http://www.slideshare.net/storode/history-of-photography-presentation-990442
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/image-collection/
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/Photography.htm
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/stilphotography.htm